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.TH "FUNCTION::CMDLINE_AR" "3stap" "April 2023" "SystemTap Tapset Reference" "Context Functions"
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.SH "NAME"
function::cmdline_args \- Fetch command line arguments from current process
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.sp
.nf
    cmdline_args:string(n:long,m:long,delim:string)
.fi
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIn\fR
.RS 4
First argument to get (zero is normally the program itself)
.RE
.PP
\fIm\fR
.RS 4
Last argument to get (or minus one for all arguments after n)
.RE
.PP
\fIdelim\fR
.RS 4
String to use to separate arguments when more than one\&.
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Returns arguments from the current process starting with argument number n, up to argument m\&. If there are less than n arguments, or the arguments cannot be retrieved from the current process, the empty string is returned\&. If m is smaller than n then all arguments starting from argument n are returned\&. Argument zero is traditionally the command itself\&.
.SH SEE ALSO\n 
.IR tapset::context (3stap)
